LAW & ORDER: UK New Season 2011 Teaser

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Get ready for the new season of LAW & ORDER: UK, every Wednesday at 9/8c starting August 17, only on BBC America. The critically acclaimed drama, based on Dick Wolfe’s award-winning, long-running crime franchise, returns with all new hard-hitting storylines and some new & familiar faces… all served up with that classic Cha-Chung sound.

Now, Bradley Walsh, Jamie Bamber & Freema Agyeman are joined in their fight for justice by Peter Davison — Doctor Who’s Fifth Doctor, beaming in straight from the TARDIS as new Director of the Crown Prosecution Service. Plus, there’s a new Senior Crown Prosecutor joining the ranks too, played by Dominic Rowan.

And after the last gavel, stay tuned for the premiere of new series THE HOUR, an edge-of-your-seat spy thriller set in the BBC Newsroom in 1956 starring The Wire’s Dominic West, part of BBC America’s Dramaville, the home for groundbreaking British drama. Wednesdays at 10/9c.

And want more Law & Order: UK? Visit http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/411/index.jsp.

Jeremy Gilley: One day of peace

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http://www.ted.com Here’s a crazy idea: Persuade the world to try living in peace for just one day, every September 21. In this energetic, honest talk, Jeremy Gilley tells the story of how this crazy idea became real — real enough to help millions of kids in war-torn regions.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.